The four questions asked on Passover are:

1. On all other nights we eat either bread or matsah. Why, on this night, do we eat only matsah?

2. On all other nights we eat herbs of any kind. Why, on this night, do we eat only bitter herbs?

3. On all other nights, we do not dip our herbs even once. Why, on this night, do we dip them twice?

4. On all other nights, we eat either sitting or leaning. Why, on this night, do we eat while leaning?

The first questions asks why we eat only matzah and this is because Matzah is the symbol of our affliction and our freedom. We eat matzah to feel how the Jews felt when that was their easiest resource of food in replacement of bread. This is because when Moses and the Jews fled Egypt, they moved so quickly that the bread they baked did not have time to rise. The second question asks about the bitter herbs. We consume the bitter herbs because it reminds us of the time of our slavery. During the seder it is crucial to remember how the Jewish people were wrongfully treated. Third, the question asks why they are dipped twice. This is because the first time, the salty taste reminds us of the tears we cried when we were slaves. The second time, the salt water and
the green help us to remember the resources and life we have on earth. Fourth question asks why we eat while leaning and this is because at that time only rich people ate while reclined, so the Jewish people celebrate freedom. I chose this page because it is the exact reasons why we ask the four questions. This also engages children to join the seder. 


haggadah Section: -- Four Questions